Champions League - Man City could be handed big Napoli advantage before kick off

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If you believe the Napoli president, they will not be putting a full strength side out against at the Etihad.
Aurelio de Laurentiis has given comments ahead of the game suggesting that they will rest their stars to keep them fresh for a top-of-the-table clash against Inter at the weekened.
"Those players that have been compiling a lot of minutes should be rested a bit in this match to keep them fresh," he said at the weekend.
"The match with Inter is just as important."
Napoli sit top of Serie A with eight wins from eight with Inter two points behind them.
But especially given they lost their Champions League opener to Shakhtar, it would be strange to put out a second string on Tuesday night.
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Pep Guardiola certainly doesn't think so,making it known he reckons it is nonsense.Should it happen though, it can only play in City's favour.

This year's Monaco?

Napoli look a tougher prospect now than they did when the draw was made.
City have taken the Premier League by storm, becoming the first team to score 29 goals from their opening eight games since Everton in the 1894/5 campaign.
And Maurizio Sarri's men have done exactly the same in Italy to raise hopes that they can end Juventus's dominance of the Italian league.
Eight wins from eight, twenty-six goals and just five conceded suggests that they will be as dangerous for City as Monaco were last season.
Nobody really expected the Ligue 1 team to win over two legs but they fully deserved their victory; it will be a mark of City's progress if they can come out on top in this double header.

Aguero to return?

Sergio Aguero made a surprise return to the bench against Stoke, just over two weeks after breaking a rib in a car crash.
Guardiola admitted he hadn't trained brilliantly last week but called his Sunday session amazing, which puts him very much in contention for a start on Tuesday.
The Argentine has shown on many occasions at the Etihad that he is the man for a big occasion and such a prestigious Champions League tie would be a fine occasion to break the club goalscoring record.
Another win on Tuesday and City will all have booked their place in the knockout rounds.

It felt like the long slog in the last three months of 2016 contributed towards their ultimate disappointment last year as they scrapped for points.
With trips to Naples and Ukraine to come, the Blues could end tonight five points clear at the top of the group.
One more win from their remaining three games should be enough to win the group.